From a competitive standpoint though, things like Gliscor, Togekiss and Mamoswine were some of the best Pokemon in the game though and they still have uses in high Smogon tiers today, even if Togekiss' type change makes it less viable due to having more weaknesses.

Then again, when Gen 4 comes out every gym is going to have a Garchomp on it.

Who cares about how those things fared competitively. Have you actually LOOKED at them?

<Kaeetayel> Go for a team entirely composed of Eeveelutions
<Princess> that's effort
<Princess> I need to buy the stones/go to rocks/make them happy/touch Eevee
<Kaeetayel> The last one doesn't sound too bad

No one gives a gooseberry fool about Pikachu, WE DON'T NEED 70 DIFFERENT PIKACHUS WITH VARYING HATS.

You don't play video games very often, do you? Of course we need 70 different hats. Why stop at 70, in fact?

<Kaeetayel> Go for a team entirely composed of Eeveelutions
<Princess> that's effort
<Princess> I need to buy the stones/go to rocks/make them happy/touch Eevee
<Kaeetayel> The last one doesn't sound too bad

<Kaeetayel> Go for a team entirely composed of Eeveelutions
<Princess> that's effort
<Princess> I need to buy the stones/go to rocks/make them happy/touch Eevee
<Kaeetayel> The last one doesn't sound too bad